Convertible shirt



Dec. 22, 1931.

l. ROSENBLOOM CONVERTIBLE-SHIRT Filed Oct. 30. 1930 Eider-e RosenZlqon'z BY ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 22, 1931 m'rso STATES PATENT orrlca ROSENBIDOM', OF BALTIMORE, mm, ASBIGN'OB 1'0 M030 sn'nvr COM'I'ANY, INC, A. OORIPORATIONOF MARYLAND v commarmm emu.-

application filed Ootober so, 1sso. Serial no. team.

This invention relates to a convertible shirt and has for its rimary object to provide, in a manner as ereinafter set forth, a shirt which may be worn as a collar attached soft shirt in the usual malmer, or as a-sport shirt, as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a convertible shirt of the character aforesaid which includes an atatched collar an adapted to receive a necktie in the usual manso order that the collar may present an attractive appearance when a portion thereof is turned down to provide a sport shirt.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a convertible shirt having an attached collar of the character aforesaid which will hold its sha e when worn either as a conventional attac ed collar or as the collar of a sport shirt, the collar being constructed in a manner to obscure from view all stitches therein when the same is worn as a conventional attached collar.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more particularly de-' scribed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that the desciption and drawings are to be taken as illustrative and that the invention is intended to be limited only by the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a shirt in accordance with this invention showin the appearance of the collar when the shirt is worn as a sport shirt.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the appearance of the collar when the shirt is worn as a conventional collar attached shirt.

Fi re 3 is a fra ing is e inner face 0 the collar with the latter opened out to show the contour thereof.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the outer face of the collar. 1

Figure 5 is an enlarged section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 indicates the open front body portion of a shirt in accordance with this invention, the body portion being of the usual construction, having a neck opening, the usual reinforcing member 2 on the inslde and at the back thereof, the usual overlapping portions at the front thereof formed by the remforcing strips 10, 11 and further having secured thereto my improved collar indicated generally at 3. The collar 3 includes an outer part 4, an inner part 5 and an intermediate part 6, the latter conforming in contour to the inner part 5. The inner art 5 includes a skirt portion 7 and a nee band portion 8, the latter being provided at its ends with angular projections 9 which extend beneath and are secured to the usual reinforcing strip 10 at the front of the shirt where the latter is buttoned. The parts of the collar are bent upon themselves to provide a pair of folds.

- The outer part 4 includes a skirt portion 11 and a neckband portion 12, the end portions of the latter pro ecting laterally beyond the skirt portion 11 and extending over and being secured to the strip 10. The projecting end portions of the neckband portion 12 are indicated by the numeral 13.

The inner part 5, outer part 4, and intermediate part 6 are secured to each other and to the body 1 by means of a row of stitches 14, said parts respectively being provided at their'inner edges with inturned hems 15, 16 and 17 respectively, through which said row of. stitches 14 extends. In other words, the row of stitches 14 extends through the arts 5, 4 and 6, the hems 15, 16 and 17, the ody 1 and the reinforcing member 2.

The ends-of the neckband portions project beyond the ends of the skirt portions of the entary elevation showparts 4, 5 and register with each other. The part 4 has the neckband ortion thereof secured to the outer face body portion 1 at the edge of the neck opening and the extend- 5 ed ends of said. neckband portion are disposed transversely of and secured to the outerfaces of the strips 10, 11. The neckband portion of the part 5 is secured to the inner face of body portion 1 at the edge of the neck open-- mg and theprojections of said part 5 are se-- cured to the mner face of bodyportion 1 adjacent the neck 0 'ening and to the inner faces of strips 10, 11 engthwise of the latter.

The ends of the arts 4, 5 have inner ed e portions, intermediate edge portionsexten vmg inwardl from the inner edge portions and outer e ge portions disposed at an out ward inclination with respect to said intermediate and inner edge portions. The inner end of part5 has an intermediate edgeportion of arcuate form and a pair of outer ed e portions. The inner edge portions at the ends of part 5 are of greater length than the inner edge ortions at the ends of part 4. The armate e ge-portionof part 5 provides for such part to gradually decrease in width from a point removed from each end toits center thereby providing the rojections 9.

The skirt portions 0 the parts 4, 5 and 6 are secured together at their outer edges by means of a row ofstitches 18, said parts being formed at their outer edges with intu'rn'ed.

- hems 19, 2O and 21 respectively, throu h which the row of stitches 18 extends. e row of stitches18 further extends through the intermediate art 6 proper, but does not extend through t e outer and'inner parts 4 and 5 proper, in order that the row of stitches 18 will be invisible when the collar 3 is fully assembled with res ect to the body portion 1. The stitchin w ich holds the uppermost button 22 of .t e shirt in position extends through one of the an lar projections 9 adjacent the free end 0 such pro ection, and the up ermost buttonhole 23 of the shirt extends t rou h the other projection 9 ad] acent the free' end thereof.

j When the collar is worn in a manner to. provide a conventional collar attached shirt aving the usual spaced collar points 27., the projecting portions 9 and- 13 at one end of the collar extend in overlapping relation to the similar projections at 131182 0171181 end of the collar and are adapted to be held in overlapping relation b means of a necktle, not shown worn in the usual manner. When the collar is so worn, the fold 24 between the skirt rtions and neckband portions of the colar is substantially on a line with the upper edges 25 0f the projections 13. When the collar is worn in a manner to .provide a sport shirt, the projections 13 and portions of the projections-9 are turned back to rovide a pairof lapels 26, and to spread t e spaced collar points 27 to the position shown in Fig- .be readily a parent, and although the prethe sklrt portion a clined inwardly extending projections at the portion positioned are 1. When the collar is worn in thismanner, the fold 24 is disposed inwardly of the diate part 6 substantially increase the thickness of the shirt at the location of the uppermost button 22 whereby the lapels 26 are provided with the necessary thickness to insurethe proper layin thereof.

It is thought that .t e many advantages of a shirt in accordance with this invention will ferred embo unent of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction -ma be resorted to, so long as such chan es fal within the'scope of the invention as efined in the a pended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a convertible shirt of that t pe in-.

cludin a split front body having a nec opening and a air of overlapping front portions,- one provi ed with a buttonhole and the other. with a button on its outer face, a convertible two-fold collar including an inner and an 'outer part bent to rovide a pair of folds, said inner part forme of a skirt portion, a neckband portion having its ends extended from n a pair of oppositely inends of the neckband against the inner face 0 said overla ping front portions, said outer part forme of a skirt ortion and a neckband portion having its en s'projecting froni such skirt portion, said skirt portions re 'is'tering with each other,"tli e ends of sai neckband portions, registering with. each'other, means for/securing'the neckband portlonof saidv inner part to the inner face of'said body at the edge-of said neck opening,-means for securin projections to the inner face of said'bo y ad:

the j acent said neck 0 ening, means projecting against the inner aces of said overlapping front portions lengthwise of the latter, means for securing the neckband portion of said outer part to the outer face; of said body. at

ice I the edge of said neck opening means for se-,

curing the extended ends of such neckband transversely of the outer faces of said overlappingfront portions, and one of said 'p loections having in proximity to'its inner end Y a buttonhole registering with thdbuttonholc in an overlapping "ortion. r

' 2. In a convert1b e shirt, a convertible tw' fold collar including an inner part-and /an outer part bent to provide-a pair of folds,

each of said parts having each end edge thereof formed with an inner portion and an outer portion inclined with respect to said inner portion, the inner portions of the end edges of the inner part bem of greater length than the inner portions 0 the end edges of the outer part, and said inner part havin its inner side edge formed with an interme iate portion of arcuate contour to provide said inner part with inwardly extending projections at said inner edge.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

ISADORE ROSENBLOOM. 

